verb
- to format something in advance or beforehand
Usage: computing; technical
Examples
- The software will preformat the document with standard margins.
- You can preformat the disk before installing the operating system.
- The template was preformatted to save time during data entry.
- They decided to preformat all the spreadsheets for the project.
- The printer can preformat labels according to your specifications.
- Make sure to preformat the memory card before using it in the camera.